Question

A local college recently reported that enrollment increased to 108% percent of last year. If enrollment last year was at 17,113, about how many students enrolled this year? Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Answer=18,482 students

  17113        x
_______=_____
  100%      108%

Cross multiply
100x=1848204
divide both sides by 100
x=18482.04
Round to the nearest whole number
x=18,482 students